Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level)
biopsy in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) One Word Substitution
What is the name of a procedure where a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from the body is removed so that a medical pathologist can examine it?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Biopsy
Meaning: biopsy = removal of a small piece of tissue or cells from a living body so that it can be examined, e.g. for cancer *(जीवोतक परीक्षा, बायोप्सी)*.
Word parts.
bio (life) + -opsy (viewing) = an examination of living tissue.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Autopsy = examination of a dead body to find the cause of death *(शव-परीक्षा, पोस्टमार्टम)*.
#B Operation = any surgical procedure on the body *(शल्य-क्रिया, ऑपरेशन)* — too general; it does not name sampling for a pathologist.
#B Amputation = surgical cutting off of a limb *(अंग-विच्छेद)* — removes a whole part, not a sample for testing.
Word help.
pathologist = a doctor who studies tissue and body fluids to diagnose disease *(रोग-वि
biopsy – questions
Has biopsy been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – biopsy has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level).